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President Donald Trump released his $4 trillion-plus budget plan today, which includes his long-awaited infrastructure project and seeks funding for a border wall, opioid treatment, and veterans’ health. The White House is proposing $200 billion in federal spending over the

Apple officially unveiled the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus models today featuring with faster processors, a True Tone display and upgraded cameras. One of the biggest changes in the latest model is its glass back in order to enable one

The European Commission and the International Trade Centre (ITC) today launched the EuroMed Trade Helpdesk. By providing businesses with essential information about markets, tariffs and import requirements, the Helpdesk aims to strengthen economic ties between the European Union and nine

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicts the global economy growth rate at 3.5%, its highest in six years. The global economy is set to grow 3.5 percent in 2017, followed by an increase to 3.6 percent in

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A hacking group has leaked information on a huge range of security weaknesses, which may have given the US National Security Agency access to monitor money flows among some Middle East and Latin American banks. The hackers, called Shadow Brokers,

Scotland’s Chief Statistician has recorded a 0.2% decline in the country’s economy in the last quarter of 2016. In contrast, the rest of the UK economy grew by 0.7% during the same period. The Scottish economy has witnessed a drop

The United States government hit North Korea with more sanctions on Friday for pursuing nuclear weapons. As many as 11 North Korean businesses and an industrial firm are facing the brunt of the sanctions, including Paeksol Trading Corporation, for acquiring

Apple has launched its App Accelerator in Bangalore, India, to help meet the needs of customers in India and around the world. India is the first country outside the US where Apple has set this facility up. “In just the

Emir of Dubai Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashed Al Maktoum said he wants to build a miniature city on Mars in the next 100 years. He made the announcements at the World Government Summit and said an Emirati scientific team will

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetization of Rs 500 & 1000 currency notes effective midnight in an effort to tackle fake currency, black money. Modi said people holding notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 can deposit the same

Apple’ CEO Tim Cook revealed the brand new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in San Francisco at an event on Wednesday night. iPhone 7 comes with a rounded aluminum body in a darker black color scheme and features including water

The Government of India has announced a very liberalized new Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy and with the changes in the FDI Policy, India is now the most open economy in the world for FDI. The new amendments seek to

Dr. Sunil Motiwal, CEO of SAARC Development Fund (SDF) and Suraj Vaidya, President of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) have jointly announced to work together for regional integration and economic cooperation among the SAARC Member States through project

Dr. Sunil Motiwal , Chief Executive Officer, SAARC Development Fund has confirmed that Asian Development Bank (ADB) and SAARC Development Fund (SDF) have signed an MoU and agreed to: Collaborate for the development of the SAARC region through co-financing of

Thousands of Germans protested against the a proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal that is being negotiated between the US and EU leaders. More than 30,000 rallied on the streets of Germany city of Hannover, carrying placards with

The US Treasury Department is set to announce Wednesday that civil rights icon Harriet Tubman is going to replace former President Andrew Jackson on USD 20 bill. Last year, reports had circulated from the Treasury Deartment that Alexander Hamilton, who

Pakistan and Tajikistan leadership have stressed on the need to strengthen transit and transportation through enhanced cooperation at the regional level. Ambassador of Tajikistan Sherali Saidmir said the bilateral trade and economic ties between Pakistan and Tajikistan would be further

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China has once again shown its economic strength and solidifies its global status by launching the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AAIB), which is viewed as a rival to the World Bank. The AAIB aims to rebalance the global development finance

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Facebook CEO, Marck Zuckerberg, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, announced on Tuesday that they will donate 99% of their Facebook shares “during their lives” to their new charity called the Chan Zuckerberg initiative. The announcement was made on a public